2019 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

The 2019 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup was the ninth edition of the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, an annual international beach soccer tournament contested by men's national teams. Held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates since its inception, this year's event occurs between 5 and 9 November.[1] The tournament was organised by the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) and Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[2] Unlike in previous editions, there was no lead sponsor this year.

2019 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
Dates5–9 November
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (3rd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place United Arab Emirates
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored138 (6.9 per match)

The Intercontinental Cup is typically seen as the biggest tournament in the current international beach soccer calendar after the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[2] Similar in nature to that of the FIFA Confederations Cup,[3] eight nations took part.

The tournament started with a round robin group stage. The winners and runners-up from each group advanced to the knockout stage, a series of single-elimination matches, beginning with the semi-finals and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings.

The season-ending Beach Soccer Stars awards were also presented in Dubai as a conclusion to the tournament.[4]

Iran were the defending champions and successfully retained their title, winning a third Intercontinental Cup crown by beating Spain 6–3 in the final.[5] Hosts UAE matched their best previous performance of third place for the first time since 2013.[6]

Participating teams

The following eight teams took part.

Overall, Europe and Asia were represented by three nations; Africa and North America, one nation each. Oceania, and for the first time, South America, did not enter any teams.[7]

Team Confederation Recent achievements Participation
 United Arab Emirates AFC Hosts1 9th
 Iran AFC 2018 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup winners 7th
 Japan AFC 2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship winners 3rd
 Egypt CAF 2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations third place 5th
 Mexico CONCACAF 2019 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship winners 5th
 Russia UEFA 2019 Euro Beach Soccer League runners-up 9th
 Spain UEFA 2019 Euro Beach Soccer League third place 2nd
 Italy UEFA 2019 Euro Beach Soccer League fourth place 2nd

1. Qualified as hosts, but also achieved a 2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship runners-up finish

Venue

The tournament took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; this edition was held at a purpose-built arena on Kite Beach, Jumeirah 3, for the second consecutive year with a capacity of 2,500.[8]

Sponsors

The following were the official sponsors of the tournament:[9]

Draw

The draw to split the eight teams into two groups of four took place on 9 October at the Dubai Sports Council headquarters at 11:00 GST (UTC+4)[10][11] and was conducted by former Real Madrid defender, Míchel Salgado.[4]

For the purposes of the draw, the nations were divided into two pots, shown in the table below; the teams were split based on their BSWW World Ranking – the top three teams plus the hosts were placed into Pot 1 whilst the lowest four teams of the ranking were placed in Pot 2. As each was drawn, the placement of the teams alternated back and forth between Groups A and B. The hosts, the United Arab Emirates, were automatically allocated to position A1.

The composition of the pots is shown below:[12]

Pot 1 Pot 2
  1. Assigned to A1
Note: The numbers in parentheses show the world ranking of the teams at the time of the draw.[13]

Group stage

Matches are listed as local time in Dubai, GST (UTC+4)

Group A
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 1 0 1 1 12 12 0 4 Knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates (H) 3 0 1 1 1 9 7 +2 3
3  Japan 3 1 0 0 2 9 8 +1 3 5th–8th place play-offs
4  Italy 3 1 0 0 2 16 19 −3 3
Source: BSWW
(H) Host.
Japan 6–4 Italy
  • Okuyama  12', 33'
  • Oba  20'
  • Akaguma  25', 30'
  • Yamauchi  35'
 Report(ru)
  •  9', 33' Gori
  •  12' Zurlo
  •  35' Ramacciotti
Referee: Oezcan Sultanolu (Turkey)
Spain 2–2 (a.e.t.) United Arab Emirates
  • Chiky  11'
  • Javi Torres  33'
 Report(ru)
  •  18' A. Ali
  •  30' A. Bashr
Penalties
Chiky
Suarez
Llorenç 		2–1 Almuntaser
A. Ali
W. Beshr
Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
Japan 2–3 Spain
  • Matsuda  2'
  • Oba  36'
 Report(ru)
  •  11' Chiky
  •  26' Javi Torres
  •  31' Adril
Referee: Antonio Pereira (Portugal)
United Arab Emirates 6–4 (a.e.t.) Italy
  • A. Beshr  11', 38'
  • Walid  12'
  • Kamal  15'
  • A. Mohammadi  22', 39'
 Report(ru)
  •  17' Ramacciotti
  •  19' Giordani
  •  34', 34' Montani
Referee: Jurijs Ivusins (Latvia)
Italy 8–7 Spain
  • Gori  6' (pen.), 8', 17'
  • Frainetti  13', 27' (pen.)
  • Carpita  15'
  • Josep Jr.  16'
  • Ramacciotti  33'
 Report(ru)
  •  5', 15', 20' Suarez
  •  9', 21', 23' Cintas
  •  17' Frutos
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)
United Arab Emirates 1–1 (a.e.t.) Japan
  • Matsuda  36' (o.g.)
 Report(ru)
Penalties
A. Ali
Kamal
W. Beshr 		2–1 Ozu
Okuyama
Oba
Referee: Oezcan Sultanolu (Turkey)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 2 0 1 0 15 10 +5 7 Knockout stage
2  Russia 3 2 0 0 1 11 7 +4 6
3  Egypt 3 1 0 0 2 10 11 −1 3 5th–8th place play-offs
4  Mexico 3 0 0 0 3 6 14 −8 0
Source: BSWW
Egypt 3–5 Russia
  • Moustafa  5'
  • Mohamed  8', 30'
 Report(ru)
  •  7', 12' Raskin
  •  9' Novikov
  •  14' Pavlenko
  •  15' (pen.) Kryshanov
Referee: Ibrahim Al Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)
Iran 7–4 Mexico
  • Ahmadzadeh  4', 36'
  • Mokhtari  8', 16'
  • Akbari  17', 30'
  • Masoumizadeh  35'
 Report(ru)
  •  6' Maldonado
  •  8', 29' Vizcarra
  •  36' Villaseñor
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)
Russia 3–1 Mexico
  • Zharikov  8'
  • Nikonorov  19'
  • Kryshanov  30'
 Report(ru)
  •  20' N. Martinez
Referee: Turki Al Salehi (Oman)
Iran 5–3 Egypt
  • Kiani  11'
  • A. Akbari  21', 27', 33'
  • Masoumizadeh  23'
 Report(ru)
  •  4' M. Samir
  •  20' A. Hassan
  •  27' M. Sasa
Referee: Ibrahim Al Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)
Mexico 1–4 Egypt
  • Hassane  13' (o.g.)
 Report(ru)
  •  22' A. Elshahat
  •  26' Hassane
  •  28' Mostafa
  •  36' A. Hassan
Referee: Fallah Hassan Mohammed Al Balushi (Oman)
Russia 3–3 (a.e.t.) Iran
  • Chuzhkov  2'
  • Raskin  20'
  • Nikonorov  35'
 Report(ru)
  •  22' Akbari
  •  24' Mirshekari
  •  30' (o.g.) Kryshanov
Penalties
Kryshanov
Nikonorov
Novikov
Fedorov
Zharikov 		4–5 Masoumizadeh
Mokhtari
Kiani
Mirshekari
Shirmohammadi
Referee: Antonio Pereira (Portugal)

5th–8th place play-offs

The teams finishing in third and fourth place are knocked out of title-winning contention, receding to play in consolation matches to determine 5th through 8th place in the final standings.

 
5th–8th place semi-finalsFifth place play-off
 
      
 
8 November
 
 
 Egypt 4
 
9 November
 
 Italy 3
 
 Egypt 2
 
8 November
 
 Japan 7
 
 Japan 5
 
 
 Mexico 4
 
Seventh place play-off
 
 
9 November
 
 
 Italy 3
 
 
 Mexico 2

5th–8th place semi-finals
Egypt 4–3 Italy
  • Hosaniy  15'
  • A. Elshahat  19'
  • Mohamed  20'
  • A. Hassan  31'
 Report(ru)
  •  16' Josep Jr.
  •  30' Montani
  •  36' Palmacci
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)
Japan 5–4 Mexico
  • Ozu  19', 24'
  • Matsuda  30'
  • Oba  31'
  • Matsuo  34'
 Report(ru)
  •  3', 16' N. Martinez
  •  13', 13' Maldonado
Referee: Antonio Pereira (Portugal)

Seventh place play-off
Italy 3–2 Mexico
  • Giordani  9'
  • Zurlo  19', 35'
 Report(ru)
  •  20' N. Martinez
  •  21' Macias
Referee: Turki Al Salehi (Oman)

Fifth place play-off
Egypt 2–7 Japan
  • Moustafa  22', 33'
 Report(ru)
  •  4' Ozu
  •  9' Yamauchi
  •  12' (pen.) Okuyama
  •  16' Komaki
  •  22' Matsuda
  •  34' Oba
  •  36' Matsuo
Referee: Jurijs Ivusins (Latvia)

Knockout stage
Llorenç (Spain) and Mirshekari (Iran), battling for the ball during the final

The group winners and runners-up progress to the knockout stage to continue to compete for the title.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 November
 
 
 Spain 4
 
9 November
 
 Russia 2
 
 Spain 3
 
8 November
 
 Iran 6
 
 Iran (p)1 (4)
 
 
 United Arab Emirates 1 (3)
 
Third place play-off
 
 
9 November
 
 
 Russia 1
 
 
 United Arab Emirates (a.e.t.)2

Semi finals
Spain 4–2 Russia
  • Llorenç  10'
  • Adril  18'
  • Chiky  28'
  • Javi Torres  29'
 Report(ru)
  •  19' Nikonorov
  •  27' Fedorov
Referee: Turki Al Salehi (Oman)
Iran 1–1 (a.e.t.) United Arab Emirates
  • Behzadpour  9'
 Report(ru)
  •  31' Walid
Penalties
Shirmohammadi
Mirshekari
Kiani
Piramoun
Masoumizadeh 		4–3 Ali Karim
Hasham
W. Beshr
A. Ali
Kamal
Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)

Third place play-off
Russia 1–2 (a.e.t.) United Arab Emirates
  • Nikonorov  36'
 Report(ru)
  •  6', 38' W. Beshr
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)

Final
Spain 3–6 Iran
  • Llorenç  11'
  • Suarez  12'
  • Frutos  15' (pen.)
 Report(ru)
  •  3' Kiani
  •  6' Piramoun
  •  19' Mokhtari
  •  22' Behzadpour
  •  29' Ahmadzadeh
  •  33' Masoumizadeh
Referee: Antonio Pereira (Portugal)

Awards

Winners trophy
 2019 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Champions 

Iran
Third title

Individual awards
Top scorer
Amir Akbari
6 goals
Best player
Waleed Beshr
Best goalkeeper
Mohamad Al Jasmi
Source

Statistics

Goalscorers
6 goals
  • Amir Akbari
5 goals
  • Gabriele Gori
  • Takaaki Oba
4 goals
  • Eduard Suarez
  • Nestor Martinez
  • Boris Nikonorov
3 goals
  • Jose Cintas
  • Javi Torres
  • Salvador "Chiky" Ardil
  • Mohammadali Mokhtari
  • Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
  • Mohammad Masoumizadeh
  • Ramon Maldonado
  • Ahmed Beshr
  • Dario Ramacciotti
  • Emmanuele Zurlo
  • Marcello Percia Montani
  • Keisuke Matsuda
  • Ozu Moreira
  • Abdelrahman Hassan
  • Mohamed Abdelnaby
  • Moustafa Shaaban
  • Vladimir Raskin
  • Masanori Okuyama
2 goals
  • Llorenç Gomez
  • David Adril
  • Mostafa Kiani
  • Hamid Behzadpour
  • Waleed Beshr
  • Ali Mohammadi
  • Walid Mohammadi
  • Josep Junior
  • Marco Giordani
  • Naoya Matsuo
  • Shusei Yamauchi
  • Ahmed Elshahat
  • Mostafa Samir
  • Jose Vizcarra
  • Adrian Frutos
  • Alessio Frainetti
  • Viktor Kryshanov
1 goal
  • Elhusseini Taha Rashed
  • Ali Mirshekari
  • Saeid Piramoun
  • Kamal Ali Sulaiman
  • Abbas Ali
  • Andrea Carpita
  • Paolo Palmacci
  • Takuya Akaguma
  • Masayuki Komaki
  • Moustafa Aly Mohamed
  • Hassane Mohamed Hassane
  • Diego Villasenor
  • Daniel Macias
  • Maxim Chuzhkov
  • Andrey Novikov
  • Alexey Pavlenko
  • Ostap Fedorov
  • Vladislav Zharikov
Own goals
  • Keisuke Matsuda (vs. UAE)
  • Hassane Mohamed Hassane (vs. Mexico)
  • Viktor Kryshanov (vs. Iran (Group stage))

Source: BSRussia

Final standings
Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B  Iran 5 3 0 2 0 22 14 +8 11 Champions
2 A  Spain 5 2 0 1 2 19 20 −1 7 Runners-up
3 A  United Arab Emirates 5 0 2 1 2 12 9 +3 5 Third place
4 B  Russia 5 2 0 0 3 14 13 +1 6
5 A  Japan 5 3 0 0 2 21 14 +7 9 Eliminated in
Group stage
6 B  Egypt 5 2 0 0 3 16 21 −5 6
7 A  Italy 5 2 0 0 3 22 25 −3 6
8 B  Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 12 22 −10 0
Source: BSWW

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